Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

Newsmakers and Guest Experts offer their insights and perspectives into the national and global discourse on politics, economics, education, social matters and comprehensive dialogues on cultural diversity and other essential issues of public interest like, poverty alleviation, unemployment rate and health related issues.

This morning on our musical wind down - we are joined by Zakes Bantwini who is a platinum selling artist and record producer. He will talk to us about his musical journey and his 4th Album titled “Love, Light & Music2” that he released last year.

Guest (studio): Zakes Bantwini – Musician, Producer, Social Entrepreneur Graduate (GIBS) and UNICEF Celebrity Advocate

In a social media post by Mpho Molepo, he says “I have never met my father, the only image i have of him is when my aunt told me one day that I have grown so much that i now look like Mr Solly Molepo. I always try to imagine how does it feel when one says i will talk to my father. I always wished i could call him or go to lunch with him but he was not there” This morning on Morning talk we ask How does fatherlessness affect men in their lives, and in how they behave in relationships?

Guest: Mxolisi Masilela - Artistic Director at T.X Theatre productions

Mr Mpho Molepo – Writer, Director and a father who is learning to be a good father while he is fatherless

Dr Mosibudi Mangena is arguing that if we are serious about confronting poverty and inequality in this country, we should attend to the matter of youth education and training. He further says, we need to redesign our education system from being purely academic, to one that incorporates vocational training from Grade 9 to 12.

Guest: Dr Mosibudi Mangena, former Minister of Science and Technology and also former President of Azapo

Yesterday, Cape Town mayor Patricia de Lille survived a motion of no confidence by one vote. Only 109 councillors voted in favour of the motion at a special council meeting even though the DA has 154 of the 231 council seats. Votes against totalled 110.

Guest: Patricia De Lille, Mayor of Cape Town

What can we expect from President Ramaphosa? His election as the ANC president in December bolstered a great deal of optimism in the country. Given our numerous challenges - what can he possibly do to turn things around?

Guest: Mr Roelf Meyer, former Minister of Defense

guest ; Chief mangosutho buhelezi
guest : jeremy gorden

Zimbabwe's long-time opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was sworn in as prime minister of a unity government on 11 February 2009, ending President Robert Mugabe's 29-year monopoly on power. Currently, three Movement for Democratic Change vice presidents are vying for control of the party in Tsvangirai’s absence. This morning we discuss Morgan Tsvangirai and his contribution in transforming Zimbabwean Politics.

Guests: Prof David Moore - Head of Department in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies in the Faculty of Humanities

Dr Dznessa Gwinyai – Senior researcher at the Centre for Conflict resolution in Cape Town.